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Peer reviewedKuncel, Ruth Boutin; Fiske, Donald W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Four hypotheses regarding stability of response process and response in personality testing are tested and supported. (RC)
Descriptors: College Students, Item Analysis, Personality Measures, Response Style (Tests)
Peer reviewedFiske, Donald W.; Barack, Leonard I. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
The diversity among interpretations of single items in personality questionnaires has been noted previously. Using adjectives from the Adjective Check List (ACL), the study sought evidence bearing on these questions: Does such diversity make the responses to an item not comparable across subjects? If so, what are the implications for scores based…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Check Lists, Individual Differences, Item Analysis
PDF pending restorationFiske, Donald W.; Kuncel, Ruth Boutin
After taking a personality test, subjects reported their reactions to being tested. Reactions were diverse, even in the same subject. Free responses to 10 questions were coded into 16 categories within five broad groups. Desire for information about the test and about self, and criticism of testing were very prevalent; criticisms of self and…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Catalogs, Evaluation Methods
